LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Computer Technology Skills — Grade 8

Goal 2: The learner will demonstrate knowledge and skills in the use of computer and other technologies.

Objective 2.02. Modify/create and use databases to organize, report, and display data. Strand - Database

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Aligned lesson plans

The Shark Net: A discipline database
The Shark Net is a database, set up by the teacher, where students keep records of all discipline interactions, of leaving the room, and of outstanding work. It includes fields for first name, last name, date, block, problem code, comments by students, time out, and time in. At two-week intervals students filter their records to calculate class participation grades. The class participation grade counts 10 percent of the total class grade. Students with the highest-class participation grades are rewarded with special activities such as ice cream parties, cookouts, field trips, etc. Students are required to filter and print the report for progress reports, report cards, and any time a parent/teacher or student/teacher conference is planned. This activity helps the teacher keep an accurate discipline record and to maintain discipline with minimal effort. It also helps the students understand how to use a database.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Computer/Technology Skills and Guidance)
By Calvin Evans.
It's all about them!
Students will create a class database in preparation for the North Carolina Test of Computer Skills using information about their classmates.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Computer/Technology Skills)
By Skip Thibault.